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Outrage Over Afghanistan Mi-17 Generates Sen. Blumenthal Call To Stop Buying From Russia

Helicopter News, 2014, Vol.39 (32)

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  • Title:
    Outrage Over Afghanistan Mi-17 Generates Sen. Blumenthal Call To Stop Buying From Russia
  • Author: 12
  • Subjects: Armed forces ; Attack helicopters ; Defense spending ; Military aircraft ; Military sales ; Military strategy ; National security ; Senators
  • Is Part Of: Helicopter News, 2014, Vol.39 (32)
  • Description: The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Airland panel chairman says he is preparing a letter to Secretary of State [John Kerry] calling for a halt to all buys of military equipment from Russia. "I want to just express to you as strongly and respectfully as possible the strong sense of-outrage is the word I think characterizes my feeling-and I think it's a feeling of bipartisan outrage because Sen. (John) Cornyn (R-Texas) and I and others on this committee have raised this issue repeatedly," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) at an April 9 Army modernization panel. The Army manages the program buying Mi-17 Russian helicopters for the Afghan national security forces, expected to take over providing national security in the nation once U.S. forces leave, expected at the end of this year. Lt. Gen.
  • Publisher: Potomac: Access Intelligence, LLC
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0363-8227
  • Source: ProQuest Central

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